Friday, January 4, 2013

RPG-7

RPG-7

RPG-7

The RPG-7 (Russian: РПГ-7) is a widely-produced, portable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Originally the
The RPG 7 (Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт - Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomyot, Hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher) and its predecessor, the
The RPG 7 , were designed by the Soviet Union, and now manufactured by the Bazalt company. The weapon has the GRAU index 6G3.The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-tank weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon, and it is manufactured in a number of variants by nine countries. It is also popular with irregular and guerrilla forces.
The RPG 7 has been used in almost all conflicts across all continents since the mid-1960s from the Vietnam War to the present day War in Afghanistan.The most commonly seen major variations are the
The RPG 7 paratrooper model (able to be broken into two parts for easier carrying), The RPG-7 was first delivered to
the Soviet Army in 1961